Mandelson attacks leadership contenders

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Lord Mandelson launched a bitter attack on the Labour leadership contenders
last night, accusing them of jeopardising the party’s electoral future in
their eagerness to win over activists.

The former Business Secretary, who has created a political storm with his
memoirs, is resentful that the contenders, notably David and Ed Miliband,
have appeared swift to disown the party’s immediate past.

He told a Times Plus event to promote his book, The Third Man in
Manchester: “I am afraid in trying to win the party, the leadership
contenders are making it more difficult for them to win the country at the